Transition Care Program: Bed-based

We provide short-term flexible care for older people following a stay in hospital.

Key points

We provide care and support for people who are 65 years and over, or Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples who are 50 years and over
We provide support immediately after a hospital stay (public or private hospital)
The Aged Care Assessment Service determines a person’s eligibility for TCP

What we do

Our Transition Care Program: Bed-based service supports older patients leaving hospital who need some additional time and support before either returning home or moving into residential care.

We provide patients with a private room at Baptcare Westhaven, Footscray. The average length of stay in the program is five to six weeks.

Who can use our service

Refer to Transition Care Progam for eligibility criteria.

For patients

For health professionals

What to bring

For residential aged care

Ask your family or carers to bring:

Activities you enjoy such as newspapers, books, crosswords and headphones
Clothes, shoes and toiletries to be used while you are in hospital, as it is nice to have familiar items around you

Interpreters and cultural support

We provide qualified, professional interpreters to help you communicate with us at any time during your stay and at your clinic appointments.

Find out more about interpreters & cultural support

Visiting hours

Our facility has flexible visiting hours.

Before-hours and after-hours, you will need the codes to enter and exit the facility. Please see staff for codes.

Patient belongings, valuables and money

Patient personal belongings, valuables and money are best kept at home as Baptcare facility will not take responsibility if lost.

Laundry service

We have a laundry service available for those who prefer to have patient clothing washed by the facility. Alternatively, you can choose to do your own washing at home.

For our laundry service, please label the bag of patient clothing and leave it at the level 2 nurses station. Our care staff will send it to laundry for labelling.